9、In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.

【小题1】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B.Opinions about competition are different among people.

C.Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D.Failures are necessary experiences in competition

【小题2】Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A.It pushes society forward.

B.It builds up a sense of duty.

C.It improves personal abilities.

D.It encourages individual efforts.

【小题3】What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail ?

A.One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B.One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

C.One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D.One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

【小题4】Which point of view may the author agree to?

A.Every effort should be paid back.

B.Competition should be encouraged.

C.Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D.Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

10、What I like to advise people is to find out what it is that makes them happy. What do you love to do? If you truly love what you do just go ahead and try to make a living by doing it. People will throw money at you to do it. But you will always have to work hard at it. I have to draw every single day of my life. I have to draw about 20 ideas. My advice is to put aside a certain amount of time every day and make you draw or whatever, especially when you don’t feel like it. Only in this way will you be able to perfect your talent.

The first step you take is to go to your local library and ask for the publications issued in the current years. When you get these publications, try to find the names of the top people concerned and their presidents. After you find these, write down their names and addresses. Keep this list and update it every year. Next thing you want to do is to create at least 40 cartoons. Get a grid(格子) from one of the strips in the newspapers, enlarge it to whatever size you wish and draw inside this grid. Now take the best 20 of your ideas and make them into finished pieces. To do this, you would want to copy them in ink because if you were a professional cartoonist, that was what you should do. Now you can reduce the size of the finished cartoons to fit onto a regular comic’s page. By comparing yours with the others already in print, it gives you a good idea of clarity to your cartoon.

The next step is to write letters to presidents of the publication. In the letters, explain who you think would read your work, or in other words, what group do you think you would target. After you complete these, send all of your information enclosed with letters in the appropriate envelope.

Now as soon as you send out these letters, start to create a brand new strip with all new characters. Don’t get married to one idea because if your idea gets turned down then you will give up. And always remember. If you receive a rejection from any of them, keep in mind that you are working on something better. You will be working on something new and more exciting and the rejection letter will not have any impact. With this in mind…

【小题1】What is the advice from the writer in the first paragraph when you want to succeed in your life?

A.Stop doing anything until you find something quite suitable for your future career.

B.Put aside a certain amount of time every day to consider how to make a living.

C.Make a living by something that you truly like to do as your profession and work hard at it.

D.Perfect your talent only by drawing some cartoons.

【小题2】The purpose of writing a letter to the president was to ____.

A.get some money to support the later career

B.enclose the information on how to become cartoonists with the letter

C.focus his attention on the work

D.explain who would be the readers of the work

【小题3】The underlined phrase “get married to one idea” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A.having a strong desire to get married

B.fixing all attention on one idea

C.marrying someone is a good ideas

D.refusing one idea to get married

11、Why can’t some people even get an inch of what they dream of being? Blame it on pure dreaming and lack of surrounding goals for achieving their dreams.

Setting goals is very significant part of accomplishing and positive actions. It is like scaling(攀爬) a 200 feet construction and marking in the early hours on what feet you would like to reach at this specific period.

People who set goals literally generate a map of their goal settings in life, marking where they should start, where to pause, where to study a bit, and where and when to end. Once this map comes into being, it allows the map drawer to check where he is in the scheme(安排) of things and whether or not he is making some planning that will take him closer to his goals.

By surrounding goals, people will know how they are doing and what they should be doing to get their goals or dreams in life. They will know if they can relax or if they have to double their efforts when they are falling short of what is expected of them.

Goal surroundings means a person is proactive in dealing with challenges that may affect his plans. Being proactive means one is able to outline possible difficulties that may occur as well as the solutions to these difficulties. By doing this, a person is not easily scared or defeated when challenges occur because he has already prepared for them. He knows they can happen and he has prepared a solution or strategy when that time comes.

Setting goals will enable people to track their progress in whatever hard work they set out to do. It will help people bee more confident in themselves and more motivated to get their plans.

【小题1】The purpose of this passage is to _______________.

A.explain the difference between the two goals.

B.show the importance of surrounding goals.

C.tell us how to set and achieve one’s goals.

D.tell us setting goals makes one confident.

【小题2】The underlined word “proactive” in paragraph 5 may have the closest meaning to “________”.

A.positive B.careful

C.brave D.prepared

【小题3】According to the author, one had better ___________ in making a goal in life.

A.take an active attitude

B.create a scheme as a whole

C.consider the possible troubles

D.check where he is frequently

【小题4】From the passage, we can reach the conclusion that___________________.

A.achievements come to those who are well prepared

B.everyone faces the situation which is scaring or threatening

C.the higher one sets his goal, the more achievements he will have

D.success never es to people who always blame

12、To Friend or Not To Friend

We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?

In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.

These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.

It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.

A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”

Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.

【小题1】From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.

A.parents feel secure about their privacy online

B.social networks successfully fill the generation gap

C.parents have realized the importance of social networks

D.social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate

【小题2】Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.

A.they hide something from their parents

B.they are unwilling to be watched by parents

C.their parents tend to fall behind in technology

D.their parents make negative comments on them

【小题3】The passage is mainly about _______.

A.privacy online

B.social networks

C.the generation gap

D.parents’ friend requests

【小题4】The passage is written mainly for _______.

A.parents B.teenagers

C.teachers D.researchers

13、Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.

While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success”.

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

【小题1】People sometimes complain _________.

A.the sky is always dark

B.their studies are successful

C.they see the world with their heart

D.life is tiring

【小题2】When we face failure, we ___________.

A.must be confident in ourselves

B.shouldn’t be afraid of it

C.shouldn’t give up hope

D.All of the above

【小题3】The best title for the passage is_______.

A.Smile and the World Smiles to You

B.Complaining about Life

C.Failure is the Mother of Success

D.It is Very Hard to Succeed

14、Summer Rain

The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days. All of winter, with its cloudy days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach, lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains.

As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn’t fair. We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom and pleasant weather.

On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was at work. It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around. I’d drag through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.

As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have to work every day, summer is not as exciting. Everything seems dull. Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. When summer comes, I hate how hot it is. And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me comfortable. Rainy days are still the worst days of the summer, but summer rain today means positively beautiful — and considerably cooler — weather tomorrow.

【小题1】When the author was a child, he ______.

A.hated rainy days

B.liked staying indoors

C.preferred cooler weather

D.dreamed on summer days

【小题2】We can learn from the passage that the author ______.

A.was often left alone at home

B.had no brothers or sisters

C.preferred reading to playing outside

D.could enjoy the brilliant sun in winter

【小题3】As an adult, the author views summer rain differently because ______.

A.he knows it won’t last long

B.his summer holiday is very short

C.rain makes the weather cooler

D.he can better deal with his holiday

15、You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs， then it’s likely you will burn out， or feel upset. When you take and take without giving anything back， you never feel a sense of achievement，so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.

The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving so as to achieve real happiness is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call “being” and “having” values. Your “being” values are the character traits(特征)of the ideal person you would like to be. An example of some “being” values are： kind， loving， generous， inspirational， peaceful， wise and even powerful. By acting on these values， you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by “being” a positive role model. Mastering “being” these character traits becomes your life purpose.

Your “having” values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship， achievement， support， “being” valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.

When you make a commitment to live by your “being” values， it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary(保守的) ones. If your usual habit is to complain about your problems， you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk， meditate(沉思)， or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry， you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words， you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.

When you choose to act on your values， you not only feel good about yourself， but you reinforce(增强)your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world， and in turn the way other people think of you.

【小题1】The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 probably means   .

A.a feeling of emptiness

B.a loss of power

C.a lack of energy

D.a state of being confused

【小题2】According to the text， by acting on your own “being” values， you will   .

A.gain a lot of power

B.fill your own needs

C.seek all human virtues

D.form positive personality

【小题3】Which of the following does NOT belong to your “having” values?

A.Your success in the competition.

B.The support from your friends.

C.Your own peaceful mind.

D.The friendship with others.

【小题4】What can be inferred from the text?

A.“Having” values are better than “being” values.

B.The way other people think of you decides who you are.

C.A calm person does not choose to complain easily.

D.A responsible person does not care about financial security.

【小题5】The main purpose of this passage is to   .

A.persuade the readers to make a commitment

B.inform the readers how to be truly happy

C.explain to the readers what personal values are

D.instruct the readers how to make wise choices

16、C

Thirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, I also had to deal with my parents’ bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.

When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. I was heartbroken and terribly lonely. I couldn’t eat or sleep and cried all the time. Finally, realizing how much I missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, Cowboy.

Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reasons.

I joined a riding club. When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly ”shown the gate”. I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. I chose the jumping race.

For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home, totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprised silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of my fate.

【小题1】Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?

A.Because she loved horses more than anything else.

B.Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.

C.Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.

D.Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.

【小题2】The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because_________.

A.they didn’t expect Cowboy would win the event

B.they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event

C.they didn’t like cowboy, for it was too ugly

D.they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy

【小题3】After the competition, the author came to realize that _______.

A.she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problems

B.it was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy better

C.she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbons

D.she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough

【小题4】It can be inferred from the story that _________.

A.all of their hard training was totally in vain

B.a blue ribbon must be the second highest prize

C.Cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearance

D.both Becky and the author won in the jumping event

17、often teach about happiness and what has become clear is this：There are some qualities always unhappy people have.Here are some of them.

Happy people know life can be hard and tend to live through hard times.They take responsibility for how they got themselves into a mess，and focus on getting themselves out of it as soon as possible.Unhappy people see themselves as victims of life and stay stuck in the“look what happened to me” attitude instead of finding a way through and out to the other side.

Most happy people believe in the good in people instead of thinking everyone is out to get them.Generally open and friendly towards people they meet，happy people foster(培养)a sense of community around themselves and meet new people with all open heart.Unhappy people are distrustful of most people they meet and don’t think strangers can be trusted.Unfortunately，this behavior slowly closes all chances of meeting new friends.

Unhappy people believe someone else’s good fortune steals from their own.They believe there’s not enough goodness to go around and always compare others’against theirs.This leads to jealousy(嫉妒).Happy people know that others’good luck and circumstance are just signs of what they also can achieve if they try hard enough.They believe in unlimited possibilities and don’t get stuck in thinking one person’s good fortune limits their possible outcome in life.

There’s only so much space between the two ears.Unhappy people fill that space with constant worry and fear.Happy people experience fear and worry too，but make an important difference between feeling it and living with it.When fear or worry crosses a happy person’s mind，they’ll ask themselves if there’s an action they can take to prevent their fear or worry from happening and they take it.If not，they realize they’re spinning in fear and they lay it down.

【小题1】Paragraph 2 mainly shows that unhappy people tend to _______________.

A.focus on what they really want

B.get worried about what will happen

C.stay focused on the past misfortunes

D.find a way to live through hard times

【小题2】According to paragraph 3 and 4，unhappy people ______________.

A.like making some new friends

B.hate seeing others with good fortune

C.are more likely to be cheated by strangers

D.believe they can get good luck by working hard

【小题3】What is implied about happy people?

A.They don’t think life is hard.

B.They hardly ever fear anything.

C.They try to get out of their fear or worries.

D.They don’t believe in every people they meet.

【小题4】How is the text mainly developed?

A.By making comparisons.

B.By giving examples.

C.By showing detailed data.

D.By proving some theories.

18、Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back. That is why some friendships don't last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous (宽宏大量的); be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven't been honest, you may lose your friend's trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend's place so that you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are exactly alike (相同的). But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.

【小题1】Some friendships don't last long because _____.

A.there are too many people who want to make friends

B.those who give others friendship receive friendship from others

C.some people receive friendship but don't give friendship back

D.they don't know friendship is something serious

【小题2】According to the passage, honesty is _____.

A.something countable

B.the base of friendship

C.as important as money

D.more important than anything else

【小题3】In the third paragraph, the underlined word 'they' refers to (指) _____.

A.generosity and friendship B.generosity and sharing

C.your ideas and feelings D.your clothes

【小题4】The best title of this passage is _____.

A.How to Be a Friend

B.Honesty Is the Best Policy

C.A Friend in Need Is a Friend indeed

D.Three Important Points in Life

19、I've always felt a bit sad for weekend fathers, who are divorced and must maintain a bond with their children through visits on the weekend.Not having the opportunity for a lot of quality time, they go in for quantity  giving lots of gifts and taking the children on non stop outings.

But now I can understand.I'm a weekend mom.My child, Henry, is a dog.

Henry just returned to his father, Jack, after a happy stay with me.For ten days, I fed him the best food, canceled plans to stay home with him and let him sleep on the bed every night.

Jack and I broke up a year ago.But neither of us wanted to part with Henry, so we share him.Not surprisingly, Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his love.

Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed, so that's where I can always gain big points.I feed Henry higher        quality food.I am always replacing his expensive “thingy" ,a cotton knot he likes chewing on.It' s his favorite toy, and the only one he has is at my house.Score another one for me.

Jack now has a girlfriend, Lucy.At first she was afraid of dogs, which secretly delighted me.But that Henry, just trying to be polite(the way I taught him to be),won her over.

If truth be told, as time passes, there has been a slight change in Henry' s behavior toward me.The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two        week stay.Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off.When he heard Jack's truck, he ran after it for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back.

That hurt, especially since I had friends over at the time.In a rare conciliatory (安抚的) mood, Jack said to me, "You know, I' m his best friend, but you'll always be his mom."

Whatever it takes, I plan to make sure it stays that way.

【小题1】At the writer's home, Henry________.

A.does a lot of running

B.enjoys high quality food

C.has many expensive toys

D.is not allowed to sleep on her bed

【小题2】The writer feels hurt because________.

A.Jack has got a girlfriend

B.Lucy doesn't like Henry at all

C.Jack doesn't treat Henry as well as before

D.Henry' s attitude to her has changed slightly

【小题3】This article is mainly about________.

A.the tips on keeping dogs

B.the writer' s happy life with a dog

C.the writer' s efforts to win a dog's love

D.the relationship between the writer and Jack

【小题4】The writer wrote the passage in a/an_________way.

A.humorous B.serous C.angry D.painful

20、The Truth Can Set You Free

I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadn’t been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.

“Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver’s license.

“What are you doing here?” he asked. “Are you with the army?”

“No, I’m not.” I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadn’t had time to re-register yet.

“So what brings you here?”

He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “since you’ve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. We’ve moved down here to be close to my wife’s family.”

“So you’ve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? He took a long look at me. “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.”

He was obviously thinking: “Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me, or he’s telling the truth.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest.

“Well, officer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors(肿瘤)are on the inside.” And then, I don’t know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.

He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dying man. Well, he wasn’t taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.”

The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes (金发美女) who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.

【小题1】The author was stopped by the police officer because ______.

A.he didn’t have a license

B.he forgot to re-register

C.he was seriously ill

D.he drove too fast

【小题2】The author moved to Virginia probably because ______.

A.he was homesick

B.he served in the army there

C.Virginia had better hospitals

D.his family could be better cared for

【小题3】On hearing about the author’s cancer, the police officer ______.

A.said it was an excuse

B.doubted his honesty

C.showed sympathy for him

D.asked him to show his scars

【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ______.

A.optimistic B.adventurous

C.dishonest  D.romantic

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